Rail Road Flat, California Weather
Rail Road Flat, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rail Road Flat, Calaveras County.
Full aviation weather for Rail Road Flat is published on the Westover Field Amador County Airport (KJAQ) page, 25 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Rail Road Flat have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Rail Road Flat: Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field (KCPU) 25 km · Placerville Airport (KPVF) 47 km · Rancho Murieta Airport (KRIU) 54 km
Conditions reported at KJAQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rail Road Flat specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rail Road Flat.
About Rail Road Flat, California
Rail Road Flat rests in a fold of the Sierra Nevada foothills, where the air, even in high summer, carries a whisper of pine and the dry, sun-baked scent of chaparral. It lies 38.9 miles south-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 127°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south of Buckhorn. The landscape here is a study in muted golds and greens, the hills rolling with a gentle, persistent swell that suggests a patient, ancient shaping. Oak trees, gnarled and wise, punctuate the slopes, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards a sky that often burns a brilliant, cloudless blue. The Calaveras River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, winds through the valley floor, its presence a constant, murmuring counterpoint to the stillness of the land. This place, Rail Road Flat, carries the palpable echoes of its past, a time when the promise of gold drew prospectors to its gravelly banks. The very earth seems to hold the memory of their labor, the restless turning of sluice boxes and the hopeful glint of ore. Though the feverish rush has long since passed, a quiet resilience persists, rooted in the land and the resourceful spirit of those who call it home. The local economy, once fueled by the earth's bounty, now finds its modest pulse in agriculture and the steady hum of small businesses catering to the needs of a close-knit populace. There are no grand pronouncements here, no boisterous claims to fame, only the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered storms and held its ground, a testament to the enduring appeal of a simpler existence.
Live animated radar for Rail Road Flat and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Rail Road Flat, Calaveras County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.343247°N, 120.512148°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95248, 95245 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rail Road Flat, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rail Road Flat, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Rail Road Flat includes coordinates 38.343247°N, 120.512148°W, situated in Calaveras County. ZIP code 95248, 95245. Telephone area code: 408, 669. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
